Platform co-ops – the pioneers
Read inspiring stories about platform co-ops from the UK and internationally.
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Deep Time: A revolution in co‑operative archaeology
Content by Unfound
Meet the archaeological ‘pastronauts’ and professionals who are coming together via an ingenious tech co-op that’s working to safeguard the planet.
3 months
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The Learning Cooperative: Education with a radical, fair‑priced approach
Content by Unfound
Discover the global tuition service that prices its courses based on what students can afford to pay…
1 year 4 months
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RIMA: Opening up a world of possibilities with tech and co‑operation
Content by Unfound
Discover RIMA, winner of the UnFound Accelerator live pitch event 2022 – a platform that helps artists access new opportunities via digital technology.
1 year 5 months
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Kocoon: Empowering self-care through access to wellbeing resources
Content by Unfound
Meet the enterprising university student who’s gathered a team to create an online platform co‑op that makes academic information easy to understand and signposts to valuable wellbeing services…
1 year 5 months
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Red Brick Language School: Happier teachers and better lessons – the co‑op way
Content by Unfound
An online English school offering courses and clubs, the Red Brick Language School platform co-op is being developed to give EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers and students a fairer deal.
2 years 3 months
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Dopo: Holistic abortion support through tech and co‑operation
Content by Unfound
Dopo will offer holistic abortion support that includes access to trained practitioners and self‑care resources.
2 years 3 months
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Wings: Fairer food delivery that improves working lives
Content by Unfound
Providing an ethical alternative to existing food delivery apps, Wings platform co-op was formed to give delivery riders fair pay and conditions.
2 years 5 months
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Equal Care Co-op: A social care platform
Content by Unfound
Equal Care Co-op are building a new, co-owned social care platform that puts care givers and receivers in charge.
3 years 2 months
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Making Manchester’s The Meteor “bigger, better and more influential”
Content by The Hive
The Meteor is an independent, community‑based media outlet that’s been providing news, features and commentary to the people of Manchester since 2016. In July 2019, it became a co‑op.
3 years 11 months
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Signalise Co-op: “We bring deaf people and interpreters together”
Content by The Hive
"We know of a deaf man who was in hospital for 21 days without any interpreting support. Global agencies often provide poor sign language services in favour of profit," explains Jen Smith on why…
4 years 2 months
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A co-operative community of wine lovers: The Wine Society
Content by Co-op Fortnight
The Wine Society has been selling quality wines at affordable prices since 1874. “We’re one of the original Victorian co-ops,” says Public Relations Manager Ewan Murray.
4 years 6 months